For completeness ...

> [*the other factor
> involved is smaller refreshments]

Also, refrigeration.

And a further advantage of pulling back the next starter from the
current loaf is that it:

(e) adds salt, slowing fermentation and acting as a preservative, at
exactly the moment when the next build may be delayed, e.g. whilst
eating the newly baked loaf, or going on holiday.

Greg

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